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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1953
Page
4
The Lawrence Daily Journal World traces its 1891 origin with W J Sneans and The World Company while noting postal service shifts under party control. It discusses postmaster appointments in Douglas County, civil service claims, and critiques a political pattern of graft in federal and local offices amid changing administrations.
Chinese guerrillas clash with a Communist gunboat in the Pearl estuary south of Canton. A fourhour action ends with the gunboat sunk by automatic weapons and small cannon fire, while guerrillas seize weapons and fight alongside Allies.
The piece discusses potential federal changes to keep the civil service free of partisan influence. It notes the New Deal era shift toward politicized appointments and considers restoring nonpartisan appointments by requiring neutral standards for hiring. The article cites debates over recommendations from party affiliates as a key sticking point.
John Zook named sanitarian for Douglas County Health Unit after two years directing sanitation at Marion County. Mrs Marks Wedding to Lt Paul Lonnecker takes place at Marks Home with attendants Lecta Marks Helen Lowenstein. Engagement announced for Eva Maxine Stavros to Robert Revenew. Health nurse report notes 2,991 visits in 1927. Me morial Hospital obituary for Annie Lane Johnson. Banquet for 738 Commercial Club members reported.
The Lawrence three bank boards held annual meetings and re elected officers and directors. Watkins Bank kept J B Watkins as president with H Tucker cashier, C A Hill vice president, W E Hazen assistant cashier, and S D Bishop, J House, J C Moore as directors. Merchants National Bank re elected A Monroe president, M Newmark vice president, W F March cashier, F C Whipple assistant cashier, and J E Hutt, G M Smith, G Grovenor, M G Manley, A Marks, Eben Baldwin as directors. Lawrence National Bank re elected J D Bowersock president, H P Moore and I J Meade vice presidents, G W Kuhne and Irving Hill as cashiers, and W S Metcalf, A Henley, F W Barteldes, G G Clevenger, Henry Knabe as directors. George Breithaupt sues Mexico Irrigated Land Co. for 1000 damages and note cancellations. Joseph W. Murray named private secretary to Senator Ben E. Wilson, departing for Topeka for the legislative session. he is a KU graduate and Daily Gazette city editor. Mrs. E T Funk to visit son in San Diego. Charles Wolff of Lakeview in Lawrence today.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon who left the Republicans and backed Stevenson in the presidential race will hold only two minor committee assignments in the new GOP Senate. He lost bids for armed services and labor committees as seven colleagues backed the move, while Democrats remained wary and offered little fellowship. Lovett critiques postwar military paperwork, worrying about duplicate orders and sprawling files. The Leavenworth Times cites Doris Fleeson’s column favoring an award for the “Sentence of the Year” about Truman’s handling of the presidency.
The Court of Claims dismissed a 1957 claim by Western Casualty and Surety Co. Fort Scott Kansas seeking $19 567 against the government over bonds for Meyer Plumbing and Heating Co 1942 work at Camp Atterbury Indiana Western argued a mortgage on $19 567 worth of materials but the court ruled no recovery. A later note states licorice root residue is used to make a direct fighting foam and insulating board for builders.
Kansas lawmakers hear the push from Attorney General Fatzer to criminalize possession of slot machines and update gambling statutes. He argues enforcement is hindered without clear possession laws and plans to model a bill on other states to empower authorities in fighting gambling.
A humor item notes Hal Cochran quips about unseen troubles and a powder expert suggesting telling people the price of eggs would fix things. The gag hints at poker players recognizing a good line in a joke column.
A garbled line discusses savings deposits as butter on your bankroll and mentions betting your pants. The text lacks clear facts, names, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
Local Baldwin area notes include Mrs. Donald Black and children en route home from Houston, Miss Dorothy Bolcourt’s reception, and Mrs. Allan Daugherty’s surgery at Kansas Medical Center. Rabbi Utschen visits Baker for convocation while alumni secretary Thomas Evans plans Chicago trip. New Baker marriages announced as Martha Gaulke Moss and Gerald Moss Dee. Death reported: former Baldwin resident Dr. Edgar F. Riley.
James Marlow reports from Washington on Secretary of State Acheson as he holds his last news conference. Acheson appears at ease yet under the strain of four years shaping postwar policy while facing domestic and international criticism.
George Tamblyn of Kansas City drove to Baldwin with Mrs. Tamblyn and their young son Geofrey who had stayed with Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Leitaker. Webb Fenton and Mrs. Fenton attended a party in Lawrence at Myg Gertie Wacker’s home. Mrs. Fred Blank named March of Dimes head for Baldwin by Douglas County chair James Schubert. Baker campus roads resurfaced during holidays showing improvement. Barbara Adams entered Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary Dixon, former Baldwin resident now in Indianapolis, spent New Year’s Day in Baldwin with the Hunt family. Rev. E L Guyer hospitalized in Kansas City. Mrs. Guyer and Mrs. Elmo Thompson visited. Dr. and Mrs. George Botcourt in KC for Kansas Conference Board of Claimants meeting.
Puzzle list includes bird names and related clues across numbered entries. It assembles a crossword style grid with many short definitions for animals people places and objects leading to a themed set of solutions.
Radio listings show a Kansas City area schedule with WDAF KMBC WREN and other stations presenting a morning to late afternoon lineup. The piece also notes the death of Dr. Riley of Baldwin who studied at Baker University and taught at Platteville State Teachers College, with services in Kansas City and burial in Madison Wisconsin. It mentions Dr Amiya Chakravarty addressing Universal Peace at the College Fellowship and lists recent guests and military moves affecting local residents.
TV guide fragment lists varied programs across channels with times unstandardized. Entries include cartoons dramas news weather sports concerts and talk shows featuring hosts and performers such as Betty Furness Hawkins Falls Gabby Hayes Show Howdy Doody and Burns and Allen with multiple late night and morning offerings.
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